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Friday, February 15, 2013

Wednesday Nite @ the Lab

If you've gotten to see "Fallout" at Ebling Library--or even if you haven't!--here's your chance to find out how the exhibit was put together! Join Ebling Library for Wednesday Nite @ the Lab on Wednesday, February 20th from 7:00-8:15 in Room 1111, 425 Henry Mall.

Curator Micaela Sullivan-Fowler

“Fallout” is an examination of subjects such as the early use of x-rays
in diagnosis & treatment, occupational hazards of working with
radiation, the military use of x-rays, the history of tanning, a UW
connection with Marie Curie, bomb shelters in the 1960’s, the bombing of
Hiroshima & concerns with nuclear accidents like Three-Mile Island,
UW’s Departments of Medical Physics & Radiology, shoe fitting
fluoroscopes and the like.

Micaela Sullivan-Fowler has been the curator and history of health
sciences librarian at Ebling Library for the past 14 years. She acts as
the liaison to the Department of Medical History & Bioethics within
the School of Medicine and Public Health. She works with graduate and
undergraduate students, helping them navigate the print and electronic
worlds when using primary material for their research papers. In designing exhibits, Micaela's
primary goals are to highlight books in Ebling's collections, and to
create thematic pathways between the subjects in the individual cases.
While the current exhibit on the history of radioactivity, x-rays and
radium has had glowing reviews, it was perhaps the most difficult to
tell in such a limited space. The discovery of so many interesting
stories is what Micaela loves to share...

Monday, February 4, 2013

Moderated Book Discussion and Exhibit

Have you seen Fallout at Ebling Library yet? If not, here's your chance!

On Thursday, February 7 from 5:00-6:00pm, Ebling is hosting a viewing of the exhibit in its Historic Reading Room. And as if that's not enough, History of Science professor Dr. Richard Staley will be holding a moderated discussion of Radioactive from 6:00-7:00pm. It's a perfect double dose of science-y goodness! For more information, see the flyer below.